Systems and methods for augmenting electronic content

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing and processing multimedia content. Chat content from a chat session among users on a network is accessed, including at least an item of video chat content associated with a phone number of a chat participant. Location information associated with the chat content is determined. Chat content location information is compared with predefined location information associated with projects or activities to identify a corresponding matching project or activity. A multimedia document comprising chat content associated with the matching project or activity is generated, wherein the item of video chat content is displayed in association with a play control and in association with an identifier of the chat participant. The item of video chat content in the multimedia document may be played in response to a user activation of the play control.

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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE TO ANY PRIORITY APPLICATIONS[0001]Any and all applications for which a foreign or domestic priority claim is identified in the Application Data Sheet as filed with the present application are hereby incorporated by reference under 37 CFR 1.57.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONField of the Invention[0002]The present invention is related to electronic / digital construction-related plans, and in particular, to methods and systems of managing electronic construction-related plans.Description of the Related Art[0003]Conventionally, constructions documents are either hardcopy blueprint type drawings or relatively simple electronic drawings which provide a limited ability to associate or store data in association with such hardcopy or simple electronic drawings. Hence, conventional systems lack an adequate capability for the various entities involved in the production, approval and implementation of a construction project (e.g., architects, design firms, contractors, and...

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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a system and method for managing and displaying design related documents, such as building plans, manufacturing documents, or clothing design documents. The system can allow users to search, filter, and report on comments added to these documents. It can also pre-render documents at different magnifications and in different colors for faster presentation to users. The patent also provides an example of how users can select a comment, associate it with metadata, and create a comments list. The system enables users to search for comments, select a plurality of comments to be included in a plan correction list, and generate a correction list with the selected comments. Overall, the technology helps users more efficiently manage and utilize design documents.

Problems solved by technology

Conventionally, constructions documents are either hardcopy blueprint type drawings or relatively simple electronic drawings which provide a limited ability to associate or store data in association with such hardcopy or simple electronic drawings.

Hence, conventional systems lack an adequate capability for the various entities involved in the production, approval and implementation of a construction project (e.g., architects, design firms, contractors, and public agencies, such as city plan approval agencies), to modify or comment on such plans.

Further, conventional systems lack an adequate capability to locate and generate reports with respect to plan comments.

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